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nachoman
I've got a mantua steamer, and the wheelsets on the pilot truck, the trailing truck, and the tender trucks have deeper flanges than I like. Plus, the pilot truck has plastic wheels on one side, and I would rather have metal.
So... I was thinking of spoked wheels for the pilot truck. I know NWSL makes these, and I am likely going to have to order them. Does anyone know if they come one or two to a pack?
For the trailing truck, I was also thinking of a spoked wheelset, but this is a large diameter wheel - 44 or 45 inches. Anyone know where I can find a wheelset that will fit in there? I see precision scale sells a whole truck assembly with 45" wheels. I'd rather just replace the wheelset and not the whole truck, though.
And for the tender - I need something that can pick up power. It looks like one wheel picks up power and is transmitted though the axle end and the truck sideframe, rather than a wiper on the axle like a MDC loco. Has anyone else replaced the tender wheelsets on a mantua loco, and if so, what did you use?
Kevin
So... I was thinking of spoked wheels for the pilot truck. I know NWSL makes these, and I am likely going to have to order them. Does anyone know if they come one or two to a pack?
For the trailing truck, I was also thinking of a spoked wheelset, but this is a large diameter wheel - 44 or 45 inches. Anyone know where I can find a wheelset that will fit in there? I see precision scale sells a whole truck assembly with 45" wheels. I'd rather just replace the wheelset and not the whole truck, though.
And for the tender - I need something that can pick up power. It looks like one wheel picks up power and is transmitted though the axle end and the truck sideframe, rather than a wiper on the axle like a MDC loco. Has anyone else replaced the tender wheelsets on a mantua loco, and if so, what did you use?
Kevin